Summit to Help Organizations Prevent Abuse in Youth Sports

The Jerry Sandusky scandal has prompted countless youth sports organizations to evaluate and, in many cases, tighten their policies regarding suspected child abuse. Now, representatives from more than 50 national groups - including Special Olympics, USA Swimming, US Soccer, the YMCA, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America - along with child-abuse experts, coaches and youth-service workers will join the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation at a two-day summit March 19-20. Titled "Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse," the event will be held at the center's Alexandria, Va., offices and be streamed live.

"There were some hard lessons learned as a result of the Sandusky case," John Ryan, CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, told the media at a pre-summit teleconference on Tuesday.

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